SAVE LIVES: FREE THE CONDOMS

Help us free the condoms! Today is the LAST DAY to sign our...

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:44:28 -0500

Help us free the condoms!

Today is the LAST DAY to sign our petition before we submit it to the CVS Caremark executive board. Please sign and tell your friends!

http://petitionbureau.org/freethecondoms

Our Save Lives: Free the Condoms advocates hand out condoms at...

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:18:39 -0500

Our Save Lives: Free the Condoms advocates hand out condoms at PG County’s World AIDS Day event.

Tomorrow is World AIDS Day

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:04:31 -0500

Tomorrow is World AIDS Day! Come out and see us from 11 am to 3 pm at Prince George’s Community College, Community Rooms A, B and C. There will be free HIV testing, community speakers and lots of information about HIV. We’ll be there with pamphlets, condoms and our petition.

http://www.bmorenews.com/community/prince-georges-county-health-department-commemorat.shtml

Our locked up condom was a hit at AIDS Walk Washington on...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:44:40 -0500

Our locked up condom was a hit at AIDS Walk Washington on October 29, 2011. Check out this photo and the rest of our album here or at http://on.fb.me/sR0qPv

World AIDS Day event

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:20:38 -0500

What: World AIDS Day

Where: Student Center at Prince George’s Community College

When: 11am to 4pm

Who: Save Lives: Free the Condoms and other HIV/AIDS stakeholders in Prince George’s County, MD

This is a great opportunity to learn about how to address HIV/AIDS in PG County. Come out to learn more about HIV, get tested and talk to Save Lives: Free the Condoms advocates!

Wall of Shame: Locked condoms and broken click-boxes in CVS...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:46:19 -0500

Wall of Shame: Locked condoms and broken click-boxes in CVS #1516 at 9420 Lanham-Severn Road, Seabrook, MD

Wall of Shame: Locked condoms in CVS #1496 at 7050 Allentown...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:56:38 -0500

Wall of Shame: Locked condoms in CVS #1496 at 7050 Allentown Road, Camp Springs, MD.

Check out our new logo! What do you think?

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:37:42 -0400

Check out our new logo! What do you think?

Support Save Lives: Free the Condoms this Saturday!!!

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:51:05 -0400

We’re joining the George Washington University’s School of Public Health team at AIDS Walk Washington from 8:30am onwards.We’ll be handing out free condoms and information on our campaign. Come out and look for us - we’ll be hanging out with the giant walking condom!

Sign our petition; tell CVS to free the condoms!

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:47:43 -0400

Sign our petition; tell CVS to free the condoms!:

Here’s your weekly reminder to sign our petition and share it with your friends. We need your support to convince CVS to unlock the condoms in PG county and to adopt a nationwide policy guaranteeing condom accessibility.

Wall of Shame: Locked condoms in CVS #2005 at 5870 Silver Road,...

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:34:29 -0400

Wall of Shame: Locked condoms in CVS #2005 at 5870 Silver Road, District Heights, MD

HuffPo: CVS Locked Condoms: Group Says Chain Makes Sexual Protection Hard To Get In HIV-Prone Areas

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:53:54 -0400

Got some love from the Huffington Post last week; check it out and leave a comment:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/cvs-locked-condoms-hiv_n_1021701.html

Study: Condoms Locked Up in Prince George's County

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:59:51 -0400

Study: Condoms Locked Up in Prince George's County:

bcondoms:

An advocacy group founded in 2006 to promote access to protection against STDs has revived a countywide campaign calling for CVS stores to display condoms in unlocked displays.

Wall of Shame: Locked condoms in CVS #1436 at 3130 Queens Chapel...

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:23:23 -0400

Wall of Shame: Locked condoms in CVS #1436 at 3130 Queens Chapel Road, Hyattsville, MD.

Sign our petition -- Tell CVS to free the condoms!

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:16:00 -0400

In our September 2011 survey, we found that 30 percent of CVS stores in Prince George’s County, Maryland had locked up or otherwise inaccessible condoms. That’s simply unacceptable.

Please sign our petition urging CVS Caremark to immediately free the condoms and to adopt a nationwide policy guaranteeing freely accessible condoms in all of its stores.

http://petitionbureau.org/freethecondoms

And after you’ve signed, share us with your friends!

Check out the Washington City Paper’s 2009 feature on...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:07:44 -0400

Check out the Washington City Paper’s 2009 feature on Save Lives: Free the Condoms.

Washington Post: 80% of boys use condom their first time

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:50:50 -0400

Washington Post: 80% of boys use condom their first time:

Good for them! The trick is maintaining condom use at 80% after the first sexual experience.

Check out this article by Regan Hofmann at POZ Magazine on how...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:45:00 -0400

Check out this article by Regan Hofmann at POZ Magazine on how to end HIV. The only thing we’d change is that instead of “distributing condoms,” we’d rather ensure long-term, sustainable, and equitable access to condoms at the community level. Because, let’s face it, having a basket of free condoms at the Health Department doesn’t help you out at 9pm on a Tuesday night when you need them. Of course, your local CVS will be open… but are their condoms locked up? Make sure they’re accessible when you need them! Follow us on Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook to support our campaign.

pozmagazine:

Thirty years after people first started dying from a then-unknown virus, we face a thrilling tipping point in AIDS history. Leading scientists say the end of the pandemic is possible, maybe even in our lifetime. Now, the question is: How do we seize this moment? Here, we spell out our suggestions for what we need to lay HIV to rest. Click here for more.

Free the Condoms was founded in 2006 to advocate for equal...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:51:00 -0400

Free the Condoms was founded in 2006 to advocate for equal access to condoms in Washington, DC. Check out this PSA from the original DC campaign.